00:05Hello and welcome. On Saturday the 27th of June 2026 at 0100 hours, that's 1am in the morning,
00:14BBC Radio 4's 198kHz frequency, that's a wavelength of 1515 metres approximately,
00:21stop carrying Radio 4 programmes permanently. What you're about to see is my analogue transistor
00:27radio tuned to 198kHz and playing the rolling message advising longwave listeners to tune
00:34to other BBC Radio 4 transmission services such as DAB Radio, that's Digital Audio Broadcasting,
00:40the HFFM Radio and the BBC Sounds online service that's on the internet web. I hope you find this
00:48recording of interest to you.
00:54You are listening to 198kHz longwave. BBC Radio 4 is no longer available on this frequency,
01:04however you can find Radio 4 many other ways. You can find BBC Radio 4 online via BBC Sounds.
01:13Radio 4 is available on DAB digital radio and through your digital television, including
01:20freely. Radio 4 is also available via FM radio on 92 to 95 MHz and 103 to 105 MHz. Plus
01:32you can
01:33listen via your smart speaker. Just say, play Radio 4. Information on how to listen can be found on
01:41the BBC website at bbc.co.uk forward slash reception.
01:49And there you have it. You've just seen and heard my analogue transistor radio receive and play the
01:55rolling message telling BBC Radio 4 listeners that the 198kHz, that's 1515 metres, service is no
02:03longer carrying Radio 4 programmes. In a few years' time it'll be the turn of BBC Radio 4's VHF FM
02:10transmitter network to switch off, with a rolling message, of course.
02:15for readers.
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